Mark Lewis wins 2007 Gershon Iskowitz Prize
Canadian Mark Lewis, often described as a film artist rather than a filmmaker because of his studied use of motion-picture techniques in his landscape and portrait work, has been awarded the 2007 Gershon Iskowitz Prize by the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation.
In addition to receiving the $25,000 prize, the London-based artists's work will be exhibited at the AGO next year.
Mark Lewis's video installation Children’s Games, Heygate Estate, 2002 is currently being shown at the Blackwood Gallery as part of the Projections exhibition which runs till June 17th.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Mississauga Photography Festival
Call to Photography Artists: “A Month of Photography” invites you to participate in the 3rd annual juried photo festival for September 2007. Various exhibition locations are available for selected artists.
Call is open to artists at the emerging or advanced stages of practice. Guest curator Kohila Kurunathan. Contact Fausta Facciponte at orangegirl@sympatico.ca for a submission form.
Call to Photography Artists: “A Month of Photography” invites you to participate in the 3rd annual juried photo festival for September 2007. Various exhibition locations are available for selected artists.
Call is open to artists at the emerging or advanced stages of practice. Guest curator Kohila Kurunathan. Contact Fausta Facciponte at orangegirl@sympatico.ca for a submission form.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS*
SUMMER VISUAL ART CAMP
SUMMER VISUAL ART CAMP
WEEKLY HALF-DAY SESSIONS FOR CHILDREN AGED 5 – 12
Working with photography, new media, sculpture and much more this program encourages and fosters new fun ways of thinking about and making art. Children will be given the opportunity to direct their own art production and end up with their very own exhibition in Blackwood Gallery.
SCHEDULES
MORNING SESSIONS 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
JULY 03 – 06
Found Object Art
Using found materials you will transform everyday objects and junk into works of art. Addressing environmental concerns by reusing salvaged materials, you will unearth the creative potential of ordinary objects.
JULY 09-13
Animation
Create a world of your own where images walk, talk and even fly! Tell stories and design characters using flip-books, drawings on film, puppets, clay and cut-outs and animation.
JULY 16-20
Photography
Explore Mississauga through the lens of a 35mm camera. Experimenting with the effects of light you will create and compose unique images and learn interesting studio techniques.
JULY 23-27
Sculpture
Get your hands dirty by uncovering some wonderful materials and create unique artwork! By using clay, wood, cardboard, plastic and a fantastic array of materials you will explore innovative ways of creating sculptural works.
JULY 30 – AUGUST 03
Map Making
Exploring the landscape surrounding the campus you will look upside-down and all around creating new ways of seeing space. Through story-telling and art making you will experiment with form, line and shapes creating a space of your own.
AUGUST 07 – 10
Multimedia
Become media savvy. This program will expose some of the most contemporary artistic practices including video production, audio art, and digital collage.
AUGUST 13 – 17
Experimental Drawing
Spark your imagination and transform the imaginary into works of art. Develop skills in designing explorations of colour, texture and patterns with pencils, charcoal, pastels and ink.
AUGUST 20 – 24
Environmental Art
Use nature as your playground! By consuming recycling materials the course will build understanding, curiosity, and cool new projects.
AUGUST 27 – 31
Tour de Force
This course will have you creating your own masterpieces. Experimenting with mixed-media you will have challenging opportunities to use a variety of tools and techniques in making unforgettable art.
CLASS FEES AND PAYMENTS
The weekly half-session fee is $80 per child. Class size will be limited to 15 children in each age group. Registration is on a first come first serve basis. Extended care will be offered for an additional fee of $25 each week per child beginning 8:30 am for the morning session and ending at 5:30 pm for the afternoon session. Please indicate on the registration form if required.
MATERIALS are provided for each session. Please ensure that your child wears appropriate clothing.
SNACKS will not be provided. Please supply your child with the proper snacks and water for the summer camp. Note that we cannot allow any peanut product to enter the camp. If your child does have a food allergy please notify the coordinator and provide the information in writing.
INSTRUCTORS all have previous teaching experience in the visual arts and are certified in First Aid and CPR.
DROP OFF AND PICK UP will be located at the Kaneff Centre at the North Entrance by please refer to the map at http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/fileadmin/root/images/UTMcampusmap.pdf The Kaneff Centre is Building #3 and is located at the centre of the campus. Please indicate on the names of the parents or guardians who will be responsible for picking up the child.
WITHDRAWLS/REFUNDS will be made no later than the start of the second class with $25 automatically withheld for administrative/material costs. Absence from classes does not constitute notice of withdrawl. The University of Toronto Mississauga reserves the right to withdraw any of its offerings.
CONTACT Outreach Programmer Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot at 905-896-5507 or suzanne.carte-blanchenot@mississauga.ca for more information or to register.
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North
Mississauga ON L5L 1C6
Blackwood Gallery’s Running With Scissors is generously supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Lessard Family Fund.
*Please note that children will in no way be encouraged or permitted to run with actual scissors in the camp, instead they will be encouraged to be free-spirited and permitted the freedom to radically think about art production.
Working with photography, new media, sculpture and much more this program encourages and fosters new fun ways of thinking about and making art. Children will be given the opportunity to direct their own art production and end up with their very own exhibition in Blackwood Gallery.
SCHEDULES
MORNING SESSIONS 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
JULY 03 – 06
Found Object Art
Using found materials you will transform everyday objects and junk into works of art. Addressing environmental concerns by reusing salvaged materials, you will unearth the creative potential of ordinary objects.
JULY 09-13
Animation
Create a world of your own where images walk, talk and even fly! Tell stories and design characters using flip-books, drawings on film, puppets, clay and cut-outs and animation.
JULY 16-20
Photography
Explore Mississauga through the lens of a 35mm camera. Experimenting with the effects of light you will create and compose unique images and learn interesting studio techniques.
JULY 23-27
Sculpture
Get your hands dirty by uncovering some wonderful materials and create unique artwork! By using clay, wood, cardboard, plastic and a fantastic array of materials you will explore innovative ways of creating sculptural works.
JULY 30 – AUGUST 03
Map Making
Exploring the landscape surrounding the campus you will look upside-down and all around creating new ways of seeing space. Through story-telling and art making you will experiment with form, line and shapes creating a space of your own.
AUGUST 07 – 10
Multimedia
Become media savvy. This program will expose some of the most contemporary artistic practices including video production, audio art, and digital collage.
AUGUST 13 – 17
Experimental Drawing
Spark your imagination and transform the imaginary into works of art. Develop skills in designing explorations of colour, texture and patterns with pencils, charcoal, pastels and ink.
AUGUST 20 – 24
Environmental Art
Use nature as your playground! By consuming recycling materials the course will build understanding, curiosity, and cool new projects.
AUGUST 27 – 31
Tour de Force
This course will have you creating your own masterpieces. Experimenting with mixed-media you will have challenging opportunities to use a variety of tools and techniques in making unforgettable art.
CLASS FEES AND PAYMENTS
The weekly half-session fee is $80 per child. Class size will be limited to 15 children in each age group. Registration is on a first come first serve basis. Extended care will be offered for an additional fee of $25 each week per child beginning 8:30 am for the morning session and ending at 5:30 pm for the afternoon session. Please indicate on the registration form if required.
MATERIALS are provided for each session. Please ensure that your child wears appropriate clothing.
SNACKS will not be provided. Please supply your child with the proper snacks and water for the summer camp. Note that we cannot allow any peanut product to enter the camp. If your child does have a food allergy please notify the coordinator and provide the information in writing.
INSTRUCTORS all have previous teaching experience in the visual arts and are certified in First Aid and CPR.
DROP OFF AND PICK UP will be located at the Kaneff Centre at the North Entrance by please refer to the map at http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/fileadmin/root/images/UTMcampusmap.pdf The Kaneff Centre is Building #3 and is located at the centre of the campus. Please indicate on the names of the parents or guardians who will be responsible for picking up the child.
WITHDRAWLS/REFUNDS will be made no later than the start of the second class with $25 automatically withheld for administrative/material costs. Absence from classes does not constitute notice of withdrawl. The University of Toronto Mississauga reserves the right to withdraw any of its offerings.
CONTACT Outreach Programmer Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot at 905-896-5507 or suzanne.carte-blanchenot@mississauga.ca for more information or to register.
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North
Mississauga ON L5L 1C6
Blackwood Gallery’s Running With Scissors is generously supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Lessard Family Fund.
*Please note that children will in no way be encouraged or permitted to run with actual scissors in the camp, instead they will be encouraged to be free-spirited and permitted the freedom to radically think about art production.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
David Hoffos wins award at the Images Festival!
Sponsored by NOW Magazine, the grand prize, awarded in recognition of the Best Canadian Media Artwork in the festival: David Hoffos (Lethbridge, Alberta) Scenes From the House Dream: Bachelor's Bluff at the J.M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, U of Toronto.
20th Annual Images Festival is North America's premiere media arts festival showcasing extraordinary film & video, gallery installations, live performance and new media.
April 5 - 14, 2007
www.imagesfestival.com
Sponsored by NOW Magazine, the grand prize, awarded in recognition of the Best Canadian Media Artwork in the festival: David Hoffos (Lethbridge, Alberta) Scenes From the House Dream: Bachelor's Bluff at the J.M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, U of Toronto.
20th Annual Images Festival is North America's premiere media arts festival showcasing extraordinary film & video, gallery installations, live performance and new media.
April 5 - 14, 2007
www.imagesfestival.com
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